@mike 16

Cheap used itanium? Look online, i think they are in fact VERY cheap. I got several at the surplus i work at, i couldn't sell them. Mh recycler couldn't either. Since Itanium is big & power hungry (and itanium) hobbyists don't want them (except to use with vms). Since they are super high end, those customers don't want used machines they can't get a warranty on.